Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 89.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 193rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.8% | — |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 89.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 89.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 59.8% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 73.8% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 85.6% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 89.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 193rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.